a:\pathwrks\readme.txt 21-JUN-1995
PATHWORKS Drivers for
EtherWORKS 2 (DEPCA) Family
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* GENERAL PATHWORKS DRIVER INFORMATION *
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There are currently two driver types for the EtherWORKS 2 (DEPCA)
adapter supplied on this diskette that are compatible with PATHWORKS.
The NDIS2 driver, which is written to the industry standard NDIS
2.0.1, can be used. This driver, and installation instructions for
it, can be found in the NDIS2 subdirectory of this diskette.
The PATHWORKS native DLL driver, DLLDEPCA.EXE, is found in this
subdirectory. The installation instructions are found in this
README.TXT.
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* PATHWORKS NATIVE DLL DRIVER INFORMATION *
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1.) Requires PATHWORKS V4.1 or greater. Earlier version are not
supported.
2.) Requires DNNETH.EXE to be V4.1.142 or greater (users with
previous versions of DNNETH.EXE will experience hangs when
connecting to network drives).
3.) Connecting to a PC that is running PERMIT requires the DECnet
address of the PC running PERMIT to be defined with MS-NET on
the PC that is attempting to establish a connection. Use the
NCP program to define the MS-NET parameter.
4.) PATHWORKS 4.1 users can automate the native datalink driver
installation by running NETSETUP. Choose "EtherWORKS Native
Datalink" as the Ethernet Adapter type.
5.) PATHWORKS 5.0 users should run PWSETUP from the PATHWORKS
server service directory.
- When prompted for the "Network Adapter Information", choose
'Native' from the top=left menu window, then select
'DEPCA' from the network adapter menu.
6.) When running multiple protocols (LAT, LAD, etc.) with the
native datalink driver, make sure DECnet (DNNETH.EXE) is always
installed first.
7.) When loading the driver, the following command line switches
may be used:
/I:path Configure DECnet path.
An example command line load (from the c:\> prompt) would be as
follows:
C:\> DLLDEPCA /MODE:1 /I C:\DECNET
The native driver may be loaded without any command line
parameters. In this case, the driver will auto-detect the
adapter medium.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.